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Spending time with family
Staff officer Freddy Munoz danced with his daughters Emma, 8, left, and Eszie, 6, during the Rum River Service Unit Girls Scouts dance in East Bethel, Minn. April 8, 2011. As Freddy prepared for his second deployment with the National Guard, he and his wife Jenny were also in the process of trying to adopt two girls they had been foster parenting for more than a year.
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Cleaning up
Jenny Munoz cleans up the kitchen after a meal in St. Francis, Minn. Nov. 8, 2011.
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Spending time with family
Staff officer Freddy Munoz danced with his daughters Emma, 8, left, and Eszie, 6, during the Rum River Service Unit Girls Scouts dance in East Bethel, Minn. April 8, 2011. As Freddy prepared for his second deployment with the National Guard, he and his wife Jenny were also in the process of trying to adopt two girls they had been foster parenting for more than a year.
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In her fathers arms
Freddy Munoz snuggleed his daughter Emma in his arms at their home in St. Francis, Minn. March 11, 2011. Freddy Munoz said his girls were having a hard time dealing with his deployment, and they have been seeing a therapist regularly to help with the transition.
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